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Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- West Haven
Sculpture
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 10, 1890.
Medium:
Relief plaque: bronze; Base: gray granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 38 x 20 x 1 in.; Base: approx. 13 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(Front below bronze plaque:) 1861-1865 (Lower front:) ERECTED/IN HONOR OF OUR/LOYAL SOLDIERS/AND SAILORS unsigned
Description:
A granite shaft with a ball on the top. There is a bronze plaque on the front near the top which depicts an eagle with widespread wings, crossed flags and crossed swords.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object -- Other -- Flag
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Occupation -- Military -- Sailor
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- West Haven
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Oak Grove Cemetery Association, Box 51, West Haven, Connecticut 06516
Located Oak Grove Cemetery, 871 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, Connecticut 06516
Remarks:
Dedication ceremonies Sept. 10, 1890, featured a parade and presentation of the monument by the town to the West Haven Veterans Memorial Association. The outdoor ceremonies were followed by a collation, with afterward dinner speeches by prominent members of the G.A.R.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994.
The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Sept. 11, 1890, 6:1.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CT000126
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000126
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